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Scottish Sea Farms’ seal shootings down thanks to £5.7m net investment

'We won’t be happy until we achieve zero seal deaths, however, our multi-million-pound investment is another example of our commitment to farm as responsibly and as sustainably as we can'

By Undercurrent News | July 19, 2019 15:35 BST
Seal nets in use at Scottish Sea Farms, Shetland
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The UK's Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) has reported a significant reduction in ‘last resort’ seal shootings as its investment in rigid new pen netting systems surpasses £5.7 million. [...]

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